Monir Moniruzzaman
@giantvirus.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Miami's Rosenstiel School.
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Single-cell-resolved genome atlas of prokaryoplankton inhabiting the ocean’s interior from Chang et al. - www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Single-cell-resolved genome atlas of prokaryoplankton inhabiting the ocean’s interior
GORG-Dark presents genomes of 9,698 individual bacterial and archaeal cells from the
ocean’s sunless interior. The atlas resolves depth stratification to abyssal waters,
uncovers particle-attached Pel...
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September 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Single-cell-resolved genome atlas of prokaryoplankton inhabiting the ocean’s interior from Chang et al. - www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Help recognize the next generation of aquatic science leaders! Nominate a colleague for ASLO’s Early Career Awards, including the Lindeman Award and Yentsch-Schindler Award.
📅 Deadline: Oct. 1, 2026
Awardees receive recognition at #ASM27 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
🔗 www.aslo.org/nominations-...
📅 Deadline: Oct. 1, 2026
Awardees receive recognition at #ASM27 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
🔗 www.aslo.org/nominations-...
September 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Help recognize the next generation of aquatic science leaders! Nominate a colleague for ASLO’s Early Career Awards, including the Lindeman Award and Yentsch-Schindler Award.
📅 Deadline: Oct. 1, 2026
Awardees receive recognition at #ASM27 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
🔗 www.aslo.org/nominations-...
📅 Deadline: Oct. 1, 2026
Awardees receive recognition at #ASM27 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
🔗 www.aslo.org/nominations-...
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Two Assistant Professor Positions in Evolutionary Biology and Mechanistic Processes - including microbes! faculty.utexas.edu/career/191568
Faculty Careers - The University of Texas at Austin
Unleash your intellectual power by joining a world-renowned faculty that is solving the world's most urgent problems. At UT Austin, we provide you the freedom to blaze trails, follow your curiosity, e...
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September 15, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Two Assistant Professor Positions in Evolutionary Biology and Mechanistic Processes - including microbes! faculty.utexas.edu/career/191568
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ASLO Meeting Abstract deadline extended until September 21! Consider joining our session on bioluminescence, dinoflagellates, ecotourism, and conservation! #oceanography 🌊
Do you work in bioluminescent bays in the Caribbean? Do you love bioluminescent dinoflagellates? Especially Pyrodinium bahamense? Submit abstracts to our session on all things BioBay! Also, this is your reminder to book your biobay tours for after the conference :) 🌊🦠🧪 #oceanography
September 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
ASLO Meeting Abstract deadline extended until September 21! Consider joining our session on bioluminescence, dinoflagellates, ecotourism, and conservation! #oceanography 🌊
September 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Why did some #viruses evolve to be #giants while others did not? Our perspective piece on this topic with Eugene Koonin. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Why did some viruses evolve to be giants while others did not? | PNAS
Viruses are ubiquitous mobile genetic elements that are obligate symbionts of cellular life forms and replicate exclusively within host cells. The ...
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September 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Why did some #viruses evolve to be #giants while others did not? Our perspective piece on this topic with Eugene Koonin. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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My lab is hiring two(!) postdocs interested in (1) building trait prediction models capable of resolving complex microbial traits from genomes and metagenomes, and/or (2) building mathematical models of microbial
community dynamics
www.microbialgamut.com/mGAMUT_postd...
community dynamics
www.microbialgamut.com/mGAMUT_postd...
www.microbialgamut.com
September 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
My lab is hiring two(!) postdocs interested in (1) building trait prediction models capable of resolving complex microbial traits from genomes and metagenomes, and/or (2) building mathematical models of microbial
community dynamics
www.microbialgamut.com/mGAMUT_postd...
community dynamics
www.microbialgamut.com/mGAMUT_postd...
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Our paper describing two new photosynthetic Paulinella species is out today in JPhycol! This is the kind of work I love to do and even it though took many years to finish, we had a lot of fun stomping around together in the marsh! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #protistsonsky
September 4, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Our paper describing two new photosynthetic Paulinella species is out today in JPhycol! This is the kind of work I love to do and even it though took many years to finish, we had a lot of fun stomping around together in the marsh! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #protistsonsky
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Wanna hear about the new NSF BIO Core Solicitation (NSF 26-517)? Join us at our next BIO Virtual Office Hours (Sept 16, 2026 at 1pm ET). This is a webinar where we will present information and then take questions through the A&A feature.
Register here:
www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-b...
Register here:
www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-b...
NSF BIO Virtual Office Hour Webinar: Updates from the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences
Program directors provide information and answer questions about newly issued funding opportunities.
www.nsf.gov
September 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Wanna hear about the new NSF BIO Core Solicitation (NSF 26-517)? Join us at our next BIO Virtual Office Hours (Sept 16, 2026 at 1pm ET). This is a webinar where we will present information and then take questions through the A&A feature.
Register here:
www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-b...
Register here:
www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-b...
New research from our lab revealing pervasive genomic islands (GIs) in giant viruses (GV). Leveraging long-read assembled GV genomes we reveal these GIs, their functional repertiore and roles in GV genome variation. Research led by PhD candidate Benjamin Minch!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Widespread genomic islands are hotspots of genome variations and mosaicism in giant viruses - Nature Communications
Researchers analyzed 369 giant virus genomes and identified widespread genomic islands, regions of rapid gene turnover that help these viruses adapt to hosts and even exchange genes with bacteria, rev...
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August 31, 2026 at 4:09 PM
New research from our lab revealing pervasive genomic islands (GIs) in giant viruses (GV). Leveraging long-read assembled GV genomes we reveal these GIs, their functional repertiore and roles in GV genome variation. Research led by PhD candidate Benjamin Minch!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Be a #PyroPal and submit an abstract to our session (SS41) at #ASLO2027! Abstracts are due 9/15! 🧪🌊
@aslo.org @margaretbrisbin.bsky.social @cynthiabecker25.bsky.social 🔗 www.aslo.org/san-juan-2027/
@aslo.org @margaretbrisbin.bsky.social @cynthiabecker25.bsky.social 🔗 www.aslo.org/san-juan-2027/
Do you work in bioluminescent bays in the Caribbean? Do you love bioluminescent dinoflagellates? Especially Pyrodinium bahamense? Submit abstracts to our session on all things BioBay! Also, this is your reminder to book your biobay tours for after the conference :) 🌊🦠🧪 #oceanography
August 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Be a #PyroPal and submit an abstract to our session (SS41) at #ASLO2027! Abstracts are due 9/15! 🧪🌊
@aslo.org @margaretbrisbin.bsky.social @cynthiabecker25.bsky.social 🔗 www.aslo.org/san-juan-2027/
@aslo.org @margaretbrisbin.bsky.social @cynthiabecker25.bsky.social 🔗 www.aslo.org/san-juan-2027/
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Junior faculty position in Basic Sciences @fredhutch.org! Please repost!
🔬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org. Join a world-class research community in Seattle and help advance discoveries in fundamental biology. Apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/190640
August 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Junior faculty position in Basic Sciences @fredhutch.org! Please repost!
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Check out this awesome New Yorker article James Dinneen wrote about our work with Emil Ruff's NASA ICAR work and Yasube Yabe's D-SEIS project in the South African Gold Mine! It was a pleasure to have James join us, he's an intrepid traveler! tinyurl.com/4k4fh33r
The Mystery of Dark Oxygen
Scientists once thought that life-sustaining oxygen existed only near Earth’s surface. Then they detected it deep underground.
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August 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Check out this awesome New Yorker article James Dinneen wrote about our work with Emil Ruff's NASA ICAR work and Yasube Yabe's D-SEIS project in the South African Gold Mine! It was a pleasure to have James join us, he's an intrepid traveler! tinyurl.com/4k4fh33r
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The new NSF BIO funding opportunity (solicitation) is out, which replaces the DEB, IOS, and MCB solicitations. The BIO Core accepts proposals that cover the scientific topics associated with the legacy programs historically supported by BIO. BIO Core - NSF 26-517.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)
www.nsf.gov
August 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The new NSF BIO funding opportunity (solicitation) is out, which replaces the DEB, IOS, and MCB solicitations. The BIO Core accepts proposals that cover the scientific topics associated with the legacy programs historically supported by BIO. BIO Core - NSF 26-517.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
August 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Our new paper just out @natmicrobiol.nature.com led by Yumary Vasquez & Frederik Schulz @jgi.doe.gov @norwichmicro.bsky.social
Genomic catalogue of giant #viruses reveals expanded diversity and functional potential
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genomic catalogue of giant #viruses reveals expanded diversity and functional potential
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Our new paper just out @natmicrobiol.nature.com led by Yumary Vasquez & Frederik Schulz @jgi.doe.gov @norwichmicro.bsky.social
Genomic catalogue of giant #viruses reveals expanded diversity and functional potential
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genomic catalogue of giant #viruses reveals expanded diversity and functional potential
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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MxA is one of the broadest antiviral proteins mammals make. It’s a big reason most bird flu strains never get a foothold in people. The rare ones that succeed have learned to dodge it. How MxA actually recognizes viral targets at the molecular level is unknown for a bunch of technical reasons.
August 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
MxA is one of the broadest antiviral proteins mammals make. It’s a big reason most bird flu strains never get a foothold in people. The rare ones that succeed have learned to dodge it. How MxA actually recognizes viral targets at the molecular level is unknown for a bunch of technical reasons.
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Does anyone know of any Microbiology, Coral, or General Bio focused journals that don't charge publication fees? Doesn't necessarily have to be open-access. I've been working with some talented high schoolers on a project for the past ~2 years and they wish to publish their findings
August 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Does anyone know of any Microbiology, Coral, or General Bio focused journals that don't charge publication fees? Doesn't necessarily have to be open-access. I've been working with some talented high schoolers on a project for the past ~2 years and they wish to publish their findings
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I’ve often said (partly tongue in cheek) that spite can be a great motivator.
But mudita (freudenfeude), the ability to be truly happy for others’ success, can be a much more reliable way to have a fulfilling career.
Even if it can seem that way, science is not a zero sum game. Play the long game.
But mudita (freudenfeude), the ability to be truly happy for others’ success, can be a much more reliable way to have a fulfilling career.
Even if it can seem that way, science is not a zero sum game. Play the long game.
August 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
I’ve often said (partly tongue in cheek) that spite can be a great motivator.
But mudita (freudenfeude), the ability to be truly happy for others’ success, can be a much more reliable way to have a fulfilling career.
Even if it can seem that way, science is not a zero sum game. Play the long game.
But mudita (freudenfeude), the ability to be truly happy for others’ success, can be a much more reliable way to have a fulfilling career.
Even if it can seem that way, science is not a zero sum game. Play the long game.
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New #ISEPpapers #PrePrint! Skiaviridae: a large DNA virus family that persistently infects thraustochytrid protists www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... by Jessica Latimer et al.
#Protists #Viruses #Microbes
#Protists #Viruses #Microbes
August 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
New #ISEPpapers #PrePrint! Skiaviridae: a large DNA virus family that persistently infects thraustochytrid protists www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... by Jessica Latimer et al.
#Protists #Viruses #Microbes
#Protists #Viruses #Microbes
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Super cool symposium in Berkeley!!
🚨 Registration for VEGA26 is 👏 officially open 👏 🚨
The 5th edition of our Viral EcoGenomics and Applications symposium will be held November 18-19, 2026, on the UC Berkeley campus 🧬 🦠 🔬 🧫
Event website ➡️ jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...
Registration link ➡️ cvent.me/e0RnA0
The 5th edition of our Viral EcoGenomics and Applications symposium will be held November 18-19, 2026, on the UC Berkeley campus 🧬 🦠 🔬 🧫
Event website ➡️ jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...
Registration link ➡️ cvent.me/e0RnA0
August 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Super cool symposium in Berkeley!!
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Integration and regulation of stolen organelles in a marine protist academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
Integration and regulation of stolen organelles in a marine protist
Abstract. Chloroplast-stealing (a.k.a., “kleptoplastidic”) plankton transiently obtain and integrate prey metabolic machinery into their own cells. To do s
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August 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Integration and regulation of stolen organelles in a marine protist academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs
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Tenure-track open position in Biological Oceanography at Texas A&M College Station
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August 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Tenure-track open position in Biological Oceanography at Texas A&M College Station
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A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution identifies Karenia cristata as a brevetoxin-producing species that is the dominant component of the prolonged microalgal bloom causing mass marine mortality in South Australia. go.nature.com/3RjXCaZ 🌎🌊🧪
July 23, 2026 at 1:47 AM
A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution identifies Karenia cristata as a brevetoxin-producing species that is the dominant component of the prolonged microalgal bloom causing mass marine mortality in South Australia. go.nature.com/3RjXCaZ 🌎🌊🧪
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It's out! Excited to present the Great Barrier Reef Microbial Genomes Database (GBR-MGD), a comprehensive DB of 1000s of high-quality prokaryote, virus, plasmid, and chromosome-level eukaryote MAGs using Nanopore long reads. Subthreads incoming. Please share widely. 🙂
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The planktonic microbiome of the Great Barrier Reef - Nature
The Great Barrier Reef Microbial Genomes Database compiles prokaryotic, viral and eukaryotic genomes from seawater collected from the Great Barrier Reef, providing a rich resource for the study of mar...
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July 22, 2026 at 3:31 PM
It's out! Excited to present the Great Barrier Reef Microbial Genomes Database (GBR-MGD), a comprehensive DB of 1000s of high-quality prokaryote, virus, plasmid, and chromosome-level eukaryote MAGs using Nanopore long reads. Subthreads incoming. Please share widely. 🙂
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...